Marcelino is a heart-warming tale of an orphan boy caught in the midst Mexico’s revolution. The story begins as the monks of a poor war ravaged monastery find an infant abandoned on their doorstep. Having nowhere to turn in the wake of the war, they decide to raise him in the monastery. The child grows into a rambunctious boy fond of playing jokes on the friars with his best friend Enrique. Marcelino finds himself yearning for a mother as he observes the deep bond Enrique shares with his mother. An attack by revolutionaries leaves the tiny village in chaos and Enrique dying in the arms of his grieving mother, as Marcelino looks on. Overcome with fear he hides in the one place he was warned to never go — the attic of the monastery. While hiding there he is drawn to a statue with a face so full of love that he is compelled to visit it often. Marcelino is too young to realize that it is a statue of Jesus. Thinking the statue looks hungry, he sneaks bread and wine into the attic and offers it to the statue. As he gives his offering, the statue miraculously comes to life and accepts the gift. Moved by the boy’s gift of faith, Jesus grants Marcelino’s deepest wish, to be reunited with his mother.

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Jun Osano Thanks for posting this major rewind first ever Philippine Bird Fest. I wish to know more about bird life and this is just a start of my attempts. The main photo in the cover photo was taken in Candaba where I also brought my own son, John Paul Cumagun, so that we both learn birdwatching.

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Before answering Binay’s question, I propose we ask the ourselves the same question first:

Why spend on science?

Rephrasing to contextualize discussion on a positive note:

Why invest on science?

To Manny M. de Guzman who posted, “MUST READ”: I gather that you are interested in readers keeping ourselves informed about science and have showed your science priority by spending time on starting a discussion on this topic. Allow me to propose that we ask ourselves further:

What science books and journals have I invested on lately?

To Bernard Ong who has accurately redirected us as to DOST as the organisation responsible for budgeting science; and to the purpose of PDAF as a mechanism to “accelerate” economy (but negates that science research as helpful to it), I would like to propose we also ask ourselves:

If I were Department of Science and Technology Secretary, what science investment might I use PDAF for?

To Alex Timbol, who has advised as to focus on what is important, but has not suggested anything to focus on, I would like to propose that we attempt to answer our own question also:

If I have the power to disburse PDAF, what would I consider as important investments? Is there nothing at all in the area of Science Research that I will not approve?

A Development of a Pure Macapuno Tree (An Adventure in Research) by Benito Vergara narrates the science research of Dr. Emerita V. De Guzman regarding the Macapuno Tree believing that it has economic potentials for the Philippines.

I conclude my comment by sharing a photo of the book cover of a research I consider worthy of investing on even cutting a bit of my personal budget.

Appropriate technology is an ideological movement (and its manifestations) originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist Dr. Ernst Friedrich “Fritz” Schumacher in his influential work, Small is Beautiful. Though the nuances of appropriate technology vary between fields and appli…

Rom Cumagun Thanks for the clarification. I now understand where i have misunderstood your comment:

“Should we spend for expensive advance research or appropriate technology?”

I suggest you add an adverbial phrase to make the sentence clearer:

Should we spend for expensive advance research or should we rather spend on appropriate technology?

Alex Timbol In two Asian Countries, now considered technologically advanced, Western research was appropriated and built upon to leap forward. These Countries are Japan, which used the Transistor developed by Bell Labs, to create cheap radios, upon which they built their electornics industry (Their SUVs are another example, the Pajero was based on a licensed Willys Jeep CJ-5 which Mitsubishi developed into a Wagon; early Mitsu gas engines do in fact have interchangeable parts with the 1940s & 50s Willys engines; as the Datsun inline-6, noted for being in their 240z/260z/280z, was developed from Mercedes1960s ‘in-line 6 used in 280s, and has interchangeable parts); Taiwan is the other, essentially ignoring Western Copyrights to the mid-1980s, until they could build their own technology industry using the knowledge gained from the West’s advanced fundamental research. It’s the same story with China.

Taking upon myself this research as my contribution to ReIGNITE interest in science among my students and the general public.

Let me just say, this is me “Responding to the Continuous Challenges of Restoration”

The year 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the Society of Jesus’ restoration after having been suppressed for 41 years, from 1773 to 1814. This July, the Ateneo de Manila University commemorates this important period in the history of the Society of Jesus Jesuits and the feast day of its founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola. The celebration which will be the Ignatian Festival 2014 is called ReIgnite and it will look at the calls for restoration in the socio-political, environmental and spiritual contexts.

The University is hoping for a big alumni contingent at the Ignatian Festival events. All activities are all free of charge.

Personalized invitation letter from Fr Kit Bautista SJ, Director for Alumni Relations, and calendar of events have been sent to all alumni via email yesterday. If you have not received your invitation, contact Efren Debulgado at tel no 426-6001 local 4082

For details and inquiries on the events, contact Mhir Delos Santos at 426-6001 local 4010 or visit www.ateneo.edu/if